Debuting Product Awards Presented in Orlando, Florida
The 2009 Live Design
International Awards were presented to the best debuting products
launched at LDI and are available for the first time on the show floor.
The winners were selected on site by a panel of industry experts,
working in conjunction with the editors of Live Design, with an eye
toward the latest in technology. The panels of judges evaluated only
new products that are launched in the United States for the first time
at LDI 2009.
List of 2009 Award Winners
2009 Wally Russell Lifetime Achievement Award: Joel Rubin |
| Green Awards: sponsored by Showman Fabricators |
| Green Product: |
Apollo Green Gobos |
| Green Project: |
Jimmy Fallon Show |
| First annual Redden Award for Excellence in Lighting Design, sponsored by Epic Production Technologies |
Redden Award for Concert Lighting:
|
Willie Williams, Alex Murphy, and Ethan Weber for the U2 360° tour |
Redden Award for Theatre Lighting:
|
Herrick Goldman |
Redden Award for Event/Corporate Lighting:
|
Lightswitch (accepted by John Featherstone and Norm Schwab) |
LDI 2009 Award for Excellence
|
Video Design and Technology:
|
Frederic Opsomer and Chuck Hoberman for the U2 360° expanding video screen. |
Best Debuting Products Awards
|
Lighting:
|
The Reveal CW from Prism Projection
|
|
Honorable mention: CTE/Nemo Profile by SeaChanger
|
Projection:
|
UberPan by Green Hippo
|
|
Honorable mention: Pixel Pro by PixLED
|
Rigging and Staging:
|
The RSC (Royal Shakespeare Company) Light Lock by Total Structures
|
|
Honorable mention: ETC Prodigy low-profile hoist
|
Sound:
|
Kaltman Creations IW3500 Invisible Waves PC-based RF Spectrum Analyzer
|
| |
Honorable mention: D.A.S. 12A compact line array
|
Special Effects:
|
Custom, precision-cut fabric from Rose Brand
|
|
Honorable mention: Transmission Screen by Gerriets
|
2009 Booth Awards
|
Big Booth:
|
Elation Professional
|
Small Booth:
|
Dazian
|
Creative Use of Light:
|
Daktronics |
Product Presentation:
|
VER
|
2009 ESTA Members' Choice Product Award
|
| Expendable Category: |
Rose Brand Robo Glue
|
Widget Category:
|
Sapsis Rigging Pro Plus Crossover Full Body Fall Arrest Harness
|
Equipment Category:
|
Light Converse 3D Virtual Show Platform
|
